Documentary film 'In the Beginning, There Was Light' gave her the idea.

Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reports that a woman starved to death after embarking on a spiritual diet that required her to stop eating or drinking and live off sunlight alone.

The Zurich newspaper reported Wednesday that the unnamed Swiss woman in her fifties decided to follow the radical fast in 2010 after viewing an Austrian documentary about an Indian guru who claims to have lived this way for 70 years.

Was her experiment in solar energy funded by the Stymie Administration ?

In the story....she is unnamed.....but wouldn't be surprised if her name was sylondra.

Since she starved, I guess it's safe to assume you cannot live by sunlight alone. She didn't become too big to fail.

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I'm not always engulfed in scandals, but when I am, I make sure I blame others.

A Texas father caught a man sexually assaulting his 4-year-old daughter and punched him in the head repeatedly, killing him, authorities said.

The father was casually acquainted with the alleged abuser, said Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon.

Neither has been publicly identified.

The girl was left inside the family's house during the social gathering, while other members of her family were tending to horses, the sheriff said.

The alleged abuser was known for his horse-grooming abilities, Harmon said.

The father returned to the house, caught the man in the act, and stopped him by striking him in the head several times, Harmon said.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene, while the daughter was taken to a local hospital in Victoria, Texas, for examinations before being released.

The incident took place Saturday.

Harmon described the girl as "OK besides the obvious mental trauma."

Asked whether they would press charges against the father, the sheriff responded, "You have a right to defend your daughter. He acted in defense of his third person. Once the investigation is completed we will submit it to the district attorney who then submits it to the grand jury, who will decide if they will indict him."

Harmon described the dad as "very remorseful," adding that he didn't know the man was going to die.

Authorities were withholding the deceased man's name while they notified next of kin. Officials did not know immediately if he has a prior criminal history.

Here in FL you may use deadly force to stop a rape (assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm). I assume it is the same in Texas (I would hope anyway!). In that case this Father will likely not be facing criminal charges. I say, 'job well done!'. A case to be added to the DRT (dead right there) files - but the Darwin awards thread seems like a good place too.

Hats off to pops in this case!

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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.” - Patrick Henry

In a sane and just system he should not be charged with anything, hopefully sanity and justice prevails here. I hope the little girl can recover from this and have a normal life. I dated a gal years ago who was abused by a family member, that kind of betrayal goes much deeper and she recovered but she had (understandably) trust issues ever since, but the trauma is no less severe for this little girl, I hope she can be helped.

My boys bought ghillie suits a few years ago, for the various war games (paintball, airsoft) they played with the neighborhood kids. They don't look like Bigfoot. They look like foliage.

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"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."

Honestly, if I'd driven by I would have gotten the hell out of there. Not knowing if there were others I'd want to get my kids safe. I'd call 911 of course and demanding to know why they were so slow and casual in their response if I saw this later.

If drivers saw the cameraman they may have assumed it wasn't real.

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"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

Honestly, if I'd driven by I would have gotten the hell out of there. Not knowing if there were others I'd want to get my kids safe. I'd call 911 of course and demanding to know why they were so slow and casual in their response if I saw this later.

If drivers saw the cameraman they may have assumed it wasn't real.

Do terrorists wear Blue Bed Sheets?

Oh right, I guess they do - but apparently you get to hold lunch if you do